Sleepytime Story Time – Family

Opening Song

Sign Language: good night

Story: Good Night, World by Willa Perlman (Simon and Schuster/Beach Lane Books)

Song: “Moon, Moon, Moon” – Laurie Berkner Band: Lullabies

Rhyme:  5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

Book: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Car by Kate Dopirak (Simon and Schuster/Beach Lane Books)

Rhyme with Scarves: I Once Had a Blanket
I once had a blanket. It was fluffy and new.
I once had a blanket, And its color was __________ (blue).
I once had a blanket, The prettiest I’ve seen.
I once had a blanket, And its color was ________ (green).
I once had a blanket, Soft as a pillow.
I once had a blanket, And its color was _______ (yellow).
I once had a blanket, At the foot of my bed.
I once had a blanket, And its color was ________ (red).
(Rhyme from Jen in the Library)

Song/Movement: “This Is the Way We Yawn & Stretch” (Tune: “Mulberry Bush”)
This is the way we yawn and stretch,
Yawn and stretch, yawn and stretch.
This is the way we yawn and stretch,
On our way to bed.

Additional Verses:
This is the way we take a bath…
This is the way we read a book…
This is the way we hug and kiss…
This is the way we close our eyes…
(Credit: Melissa Depper blog)

Book: Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown (HarperCollins)

Song with ukulele: “I Love My Rooster” modified, Laurie Berkner Band: Laurie Berkner’s Favorite Classic Kids’ Songs, Chords from Chordify

I Love My Rooster

A
I love my rooster, my rooster loves me

                                                         E
And I feed my rooster by the BLUEBERRY tree

A                                        D
My little rooster goes cock-a-doodle-doo

         A                      D                      E                    A
Dee doodle dee doodle dee doodle dee doo

 A
I love my DOG, my DOG loves me

                                    E
I feed my kitten by the BLUEBERRY tree

A
My little DOG goes WOOF WOOF WOOF

A                                        D
My little rooster goes cock-a-doodle-doo

         A                      D                      E                    A
Dee doodle dee doodle dee doodle dee doo

A
I love my TIGER, my TIGER loves me

                                            E
I feed my TIGER by the BLUEBERRY tree

A
My little TIGER goes ROOOOOOOOAR!

A       
My little DOG goes WOOF WOOF WOOF

A                                        D
My little rooster goes cock-a-doodle-doo

         A                      D                      E                    A
Dee doodle dee doodle dee doodle dee doo

A
I love my PIG, my PIG loves me

                                            E
I feed my PIG by the BLUEBERRY tree

A
My little PIG goes OINK OINK OINK

A
My little TIGER goes ROOOOOOOOAR!

A       
My little DOG goes WOOF WOOF WOOF

A                                        D
My little rooster goes cock-a-doodle-doo

            A                      D                      E                    A
Dee doodle dee doodle dee doodle dee doo

Closing Song

 

Craft: Cotton Ball/Marshmallow Sheep Template (Printable!)

Craft: Counting sheep (collect runaway cotton balls with clothes pins, glue to grassy pasture)
sheep napping counting preschool story time craft